Commuter Bicycle Pics
12-07-14 | 06:57 PM
Keepin it Wheel
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 10,964
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From: San Diego
Bikes: Surly CrossCheck, Krampus
dc, you whole bike looks great, and your "home-made" fenders look fantastic! You should write a whole post about how you did it! (Or if you already posted, drop me a link)
12-07-14 | 07:22 PM
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Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 701
Likes: 13
From: So Cal
Bikes: Cimarrons 1835, 0836, 1767, 3517, 0768, 3408, a LHT, and a couple others
Finished my new steed this morning, and took it out for a beautiful 31 mile test ride with a couple of friends. I was crushed a few weeks ago when I spotted a crack on my other bikes top tube; I needed to find a frame that I could transfer all my parts over to, and the Surly fit the bill perfectly. So far, so good. I just need to re-install my front light, and run the wire to the rear and it'll be complete. Here's to lots of great miles!
12-09-14 | 05:24 AM
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Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 13,765
Likes: 3,937
From: Louisville, KY
It's an Air Zound (a rechargeable air horn)
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Bikes: 1996 Eddy Merckx Titanium EX, 1989/90 Colnago Super(issimo?) Piu(?),1990 Concorde Aquila(hit by car while riding), others in build queue "when I get the time"
Bikes: 1996 Eddy Merckx Titanium EX, 1989/90 Colnago Super(issimo?) Piu(?),
12-09-14 | 10:52 AM
one life on two wheels
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 2,552
Likes: 24
From: St. Petersburg, FL
New to me old Peugeot. Rides real nice and zippy. My first bike with indexed shifting. Swanky. Needs to be cleaned and regreased (and that dinky cable lock has got to be cut off) but it's in great shape.
12-09-14 | 11:00 AM
Old. Slow. Happy.
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 1,797
Likes: 1
From: Boulder County, CO
My Specialized AWOL Comp in commuter mode (still needs fenders, though):
AWOL Comp commuter by GRAVELBIKEcom, on Flickr
AWOL Comp commuter by GRAVELBIKEcom, on Flickr
12-09-14 | 01:18 PM
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Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 389
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Bikes: '93 Cannondale T-1000, '03 Cannondale R800
My Specialized AWOL Comp in commuter mode (still needs fenders, though):
AWOL Comp commuter by GRAVELBIKEcom, on Flickr
AWOL Comp commuter by GRAVELBIKEcom, on Flickr
What kind of front rack is that? never seen anything like it.
edit: nevermind, found your blog post about it... Tara Lowrider
View the Tara Lowrider at https://www.ortliebusa.com
12-09-14 | 01:41 PM
Old. Slow. Happy.
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 1,797
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From: Boulder County, CO
Awesome bike, I enjoy your blog.
What kind of front rack is that? never seen anything like it.
edit: nevermind, found your blog post about it... Tara Lowrider
View the Tara Lowrider at https://www.ortliebusa.com
What kind of front rack is that? never seen anything like it.
edit: nevermind, found your blog post about it... Tara Lowrider
View the Tara Lowrider at https://www.ortliebusa.com
12-09-14 | 03:53 PM
aka Tom Reingold
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 44,160
Likes: 6,381
From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
Finished my new steed this morning, and took it out for a beautiful 31 mile test ride with a couple of friends. I was crushed a few weeks ago when I spotted a crack on my other bikes top tube; I needed to find a frame that I could transfer all my parts over to, and the Surly fit the bill perfectly. So far, so good. I just need to re-install my front light, and run the wire to the rear and it'll be complete. Here's to lots of great miles!
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New York City and High Falls, NY
Blogs: The Experienced Cyclist; noglider's ride blog
“When man invented the bicycle he reached the peak of his attainments.” — Elizabeth West, US author
Please email me rather than PM'ing me. Thanks.
Tom Reingold, tom@noglider.com
New York City and High Falls, NY
Blogs: The Experienced Cyclist; noglider's ride blog
“When man invented the bicycle he reached the peak of his attainments.” — Elizabeth West, US author
Please email me rather than PM'ing me. Thanks.
12-09-14 | 05:05 PM
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Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 697
Likes: 12
From: Midwest USA
Bikes: Surly X√, Trek Earl
Early Xmas
Long awaited wheel upgrade for my Cross Check came today (replacing a 7-year-old stock wheelset). I'm even excited about my new chain and lube. How big of a geek can I be?
12-09-14 | 05:19 PM
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Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 2,014
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From: Nanaimo, BC
Bikes: 1997 Kona Hahana Race Light, 2010 Surly LHT(deceased), 1999 Rocky Mountain Turbo
As for the geek bit, I go with not on this forum.
Edit: picture zooming shows me they are xt.
12-09-14 | 06:02 PM
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Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 697
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From: Midwest USA
Bikes: Surly X√, Trek Earl
12-09-14 | 06:10 PM
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Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 2,014
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From: Nanaimo, BC
Bikes: 1997 Kona Hahana Race Light, 2010 Surly LHT(deceased), 1999 Rocky Mountain Turbo
They have been great so far,I got them with the lx hubs. I solely commute and haul my son so I went with the 36 spokes as well. I think they are a bit heavier than my old wheels but it doesn't really bother me, I just stopped getting trophies on Strava for my commute.
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12-10-14 | 05:05 AM
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Joined: Nov 2014
Posts: 5
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From: Paris, France
Hi, pretty new here.
First, lot of awesome bikes in this thread ! Congratz to all. Here my Marin Larkspur 1996 freshly bought. Did a bit of change like handbar and tyres. Most parts are genuine.
Cheers from France
First, lot of awesome bikes in this thread ! Congratz to all. Here my Marin Larkspur 1996 freshly bought. Did a bit of change like handbar and tyres. Most parts are genuine.
Cheers from France
12-10-14 | 09:22 AM
Keepin it Wheel
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 10,964
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From: San Diego
Bikes: Surly CrossCheck, Krampus
Looks really nice. At first I thought it might be Titanium, but looking it up online, apparently Aluminum. I'm surprised they've got such thin tubes, usually Aluminum needs to be larger.
12-10-14 | 09:26 AM
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Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 39,897
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From: New Rochelle, NY
Bikes: too many bikes from 1967 10s (5x2)Frejus to a Sumitomo Ti/Chorus aluminum 10s (10x2), plus one non-susp mtn bike I use as my commuter
I'll bet 3 beers to one that it's painted steel.
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An ounce of diagnosis is worth a pound of cure.
Just because I'm tired of arguing, doesn't mean you're right.
“One accurate measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions” - Adm Grace Murray Hopper - USN
WARNING, I'm from New York. Thin skinned people should maintain safe distance.
12-10-14 | 09:29 AM
Keepin it Wheel
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 10,964
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From: San Diego
Bikes: Surly CrossCheck, Krampus
You sir (as always), are correct. I didn't search thoroughly enough. In my defense, Bikepedia lists the 1996 Marin Larkspur as having "Titanium Color"
12-11-14 | 01:24 PM
aka Tom Reingold
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 44,160
Likes: 6,381
From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
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Tom Reingold, tom@noglider.com
New York City and High Falls, NY
Blogs: The Experienced Cyclist; noglider's ride blog
“When man invented the bicycle he reached the peak of his attainments.” — Elizabeth West, US author
Please email me rather than PM'ing me. Thanks.
Tom Reingold, tom@noglider.com
New York City and High Falls, NY
Blogs: The Experienced Cyclist; noglider's ride blog
“When man invented the bicycle he reached the peak of his attainments.” — Elizabeth West, US author
Please email me rather than PM'ing me. Thanks.
12-11-14 | 01:53 PM
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Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 95
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From: Savannah, GA
Are those Soma Noah's Arc bars? Thinking about those on my next one. How do you like them?
12-11-14 | 05:02 PM
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Joined: Nov 2014
Posts: 5
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From: Paris, France
Location updated
